I tested out DNA-based food shopping and it was strange
5 November 2019
UK firm DNA Nudge has just opened a shop that recommends personalised diets based on your genes, but there is little evidence that they work
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Genetic privacy attack could reveal DNA secrets from genealogy sites
24 October 2019
Researchers say they have serious concerns about the genetic privacy of users of genetic genealogy services including MyHeritage, GEDMatch and FamilyTreeDNA
Plans to provide genetic testing on the NHS could harm well-being
16 July 2019
The UK’s health service is set to offer genetic testing to determine people’s risk of common diseases, but there are concerns that this could have negative effects
GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature
30 March 2018
Thanks to a spot of genetic hacking, silkworms can make a new form of silk not found in nature that includes a synthetic amino acid. It could be used in medicine
Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome
29 January 2018
A device barely bigger than a USB stick has produced the most complete human genome to date
Too much information? The data-driven future of health
18 October 2017
Ever more bioinformation is readily available through tracking devices and databases – but does it risk getting up too close and personal, asks a new book
Why has a UK team genetically edited human embryos?
20 September 2017
The aim of the work is to better understand embryonic development, rather than to see if genome editing could prevent diseases in children
Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood
14 September 2017
Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time
